Carlos Alcaraz, number one in the world, fell this Friday in the quarterfinals of the Masters 1,000 in Toronto against the American Tommy Paul 6-3, 4-6 and 6-3 in two hours and 20 minutes.
The Spanish tennis player stumbled for the second consecutive year with the same stone, since Paul, number 14 in the ATP, was also his executioner last year in the Canadian tournament (in 2022, that elimination came in the second round).
This defeat in Toronto broke the streak of 14 victories in a row (not counting the Hopman Cup) led by Alcaraz, who had won his last two tournaments in a row (Queen’s and Wimbledon).